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Insomnia: management and treatments
  The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline for treatment of insomnia suggests non-pharmacological interventions should take priority. This article discusses the rationale for this and grounds it in the evidence for and against pharmacological intervention. Different definitions of primary insomnia are elaborated alongside current understanding of normal sleep. Prescribing decisions are considered against this backdrop and it is concluded that optimal treatment will take place within an evidence-based concordant partnership.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 2008

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Mark Allen Healthcare

  • DOI:

    10.12968/npre.2008.6.9.31076

  • ISSN:

    1479-9189

  • Library of Congress:

    RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    615 Pharmacology and therapeutics

Citation

Snowden, A. (2008). Insomnia: management and treatments. Nurse Prescribing, 6, 382-389. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2008.6.9.31076

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Keywords

Insomnia; NICE guidelines; non-pharmacological interventions; evidence-based concordance;

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